Thiago Silva to Face Martin Zawada at KSW 49 on May 18

Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Thiago Silva will lock horns with Martin Zawada at KSW 49.

The Polish promotion announced the light heavyweight pairing. KSW 49 takes place on May 18 at Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland and will see Michal Martela face Scott Askham for the vacant middleweight title, while Roberto Soldic defends the welterweight crown against Krystian Kaszubowski.

Silva, 36, is coming off a first-round submission loss to recent UFC signee Ivan Shtyrkov at Russian Cagefighting Championships 5 this past December. After a 12-fight stint in the Octagon, the Brazilian veteran has posted a 5-5 mark while competing for a number of different organizations.

Zawada last appeared at KSW 44 last June, when he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Materla. The 35-year-old German owns a 28-15-1 career mark since beginning his professional tenure in 2003.